"Even presidents must answer ultimate questions. President Ronald Reagan said of him, “It was through Billy Graham that I found myself praying even more than on a daily basis … and that in the position I held, that my prayers more and more were to give me the wisdom to make decisions that would serve God and be pleasing to Him.”
Graham played a role in a number of presidential inaugurations. The transition of power from one administration to the next, and the inaugural ceremony itself, point to an authority higher than any one person and loftier than the office itself. The observance reminds the president of the weight of his responsibility and his accountability to, as the oath asserts, the American people and also to God.
Acquainted with the Bush family for decades, Graham was with them in the White House the last night of the presidency of George H.W. Bush. The next day, he offered the invocation at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton. As he prayed that day:"
Graham played a role in a number of presidential inaugurations. The transition of power from one administration to the next, and the inaugural ceremony itself, point to an authority higher than any one person and loftier than the office itself. The observance reminds the president of the weight of his responsibility and his accountability to, as the oath asserts, the American people and also to God.
Acquainted with the Bush family for decades, Graham was with them in the White House the last night of the presidency of George H.W. Bush. The next day, he offered the invocation at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton. As he prayed that day:"
"We thank you for the moral and spiritual foundations which our forefathers gave us and which are rooted deeply in Scripture. Those principles nourished and guided us as a nation in the past, but we cannot say that we are a righteous people. We’ve sinned against you. We’ve sown to the wind and are reaping the whirlwind of crime, drug abuse, racism, immorality, and social injustice. We repent of our sins and turn by faith to you."
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"In moments of crisis, Graham provided spiritual leadership to a nation wrestling with the reality of evil, such as at the April 1995 service following the Oklahoma City bombing. Similarly, his message at the National Cathedral on Sept. 14, 2001, reminded Americans of gospel hope in the midst of the temptation to despair that evil had prevailed."
http://dailysignal.com/2018/02/28/americas-pastor-billy-graham-honored-halls-witnessed/
"In moments of crisis, Graham provided spiritual leadership to a nation wrestling with the reality of evil, such as at the April 1995 service following the Oklahoma City bombing. Similarly, his message at the National Cathedral on Sept. 14, 2001, reminded Americans of gospel hope in the midst of the temptation to despair that evil had prevailed."
http://dailysignal.com/2018/02/28/americas-pastor-billy-graham-honored-halls-witnessed/